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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: Python recompile
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 23:08:42 +0000
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On 15/03/2025 22:22, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Mar 2025 21:59:55 +0000, bart wrote:
> 
>> On 15/03/2025 21:47, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:18:49 +0000, bart wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 15/03/2025 02:30, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:16:06 +0000, bart wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Every single post arguing against me implies that it is effortless:
>>>>>> that is, all you have to do is type 'make'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NO ONE wants to admit to building can be a difficult process.
>>>>>
>>>>> You don’t have to take anybody’s word for it. Spend a few weeks doing
>>>>> some builds and development on a Linux system for yourself. The
>>>>> difference between Windows and Linux is like night and day.
>>>>
>>>> Spend a few weeks using my language.
>>>
>>> What can it do that the wide variety of languages already available on
>>> *nix systems can’t do?
>>
>> People keep changing the subject. You were talking about building and
>> development on Linux vs Windows, rather than the benefits of a
>> particular language.
> 
> Then why did you suggest using your language in the first place?

What difference does it make?

You said how easy it it to build stuff in Linux without specifying any 
language. I gave an example of how easy it can be on Windows.

I happen to use my language as I had it to hand; there will be others 
with module schemes where just 'X Y' (compiler name and main module 
name) will also build with minimal fuss.

C requires extra info, but here's an example of an old C compiler I made 
that tries to discover modules by tracking includes:

   c:\bcx>bcc -auto cipher
      1 Compiling cipher.c     to cipher.asm       (Pass 1)
   *  2 Compiling hmac.c       to hmac.asm         (Pass 2)
   *  3 Compiling sha2.c       to sha2.asm         (Pass 2)
   Assembling to cipher.exe